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Australian Green Tree frog (Litoria infrafrenata) Frogs come in all shapes and sizes. The largest frog in the world is the goliath frog (Conraua goliath), up to 30 centimetres long whereas one of the smallest is Psyllophryne didactyla, its body only grows to less than one centimetre.

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Host-parasite database

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  • Parasite group: Nematodes
  • Parasite subgroup: Ascaridoidea
  • Parasite genus: Porrocaecum
  • Parasite species: depressum (Zeder, 1800)
  • Host genus: Bubo
  • Host species: virginianus
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Reference
1.    Parasite:  Porrocaecum depressum (Zeder, 1800)    
  From:  Bubo virginianus    In the wild
  Locality:  Florida
  Reference:  Parasites and diseases of wild birds in Florida.
2.    Parasite:  Porrocaecum depressum (Zeder, 1800)    
  From:  Bubo virginianus    In the wild
  Locality:  Florida
  Reference:  (Kinsella, J.M., Foster, G.W. & Forrester, D.J.,) (2001) 'Parasitic helminths of five species of owls from Florida, U.S.A.' Comparative Parasitology. Lawrence, Kansas. 68(1): 130-134 , 1 tab.
3.    Parasite:  Porrocaecum depressum (Zeder, 1800)    
  From:  Bubo virginianus    In the wild
  Locality:  Alberta
  Reference:  Synopsis of the parasites of vertebrates of Canada. Nematodes of birds.
4.    Parasite:  Porrocaecum depressum (Zeder, 1800)    
  From:  Bubo virginianus    In the wild
  Locality:  Manitoba
  Reference:  Synopsis of the parasites of vertebrates of Canada. Nematodes of birds.